{"id":771,"date":"2026-04-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=771"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:21:58","slug":"uk-wildlife-nature-reserves-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-wildlife-nature-reserves-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um villt d\u00fdr og n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Bretlandi 2026: Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 d\u00fdr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bretland kann a\u00f0 vera l\u00edti\u00f0 eyjasamveldi, en l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg fj\u00f6lbreytni \u00feess er \u00f3tr\u00faleg. Fr\u00e1 rau\u00f0ahreinum \u00e1 skosku h\u00e1lendinu og lunda-kol\u00f3num \u00e1 afskekktum klettum til villtra pon\u00edanna \u00e1 Dartmoor og gr\u00e1selanna \u00e1 str\u00f6ndum Norfolk b\u00fd\u00f0ur Bretland upp \u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00faruupplifanir \u00ed heimsflokki sem keppa vi\u00f0 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0i margfalt st\u00e6rri a\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir kynnir bestu villtud\u00fdrasko\u00f0anirnar og n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0in um allt England, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland, me\u00f0 hagn\u00fdtum uppl\u00fdsingum um hvar eigi a\u00f0 fara, hva\u00f0 sj\u00e1 og hven\u00e6r best s\u00e9 a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 villtum d\u00fdrum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>T\u00e1knefnid\u00fdr breskra villtard\u00fdra: Hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getur s\u00e9\u00f0<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>D\u00fdr<\/th>\n<th>Besta sta\u00f0setning<\/th>\n<th>Besti t\u00edmi<\/th>\n<th>Erfi\u00f0leikastig<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Atlantshafs\u00e1lkeflar<\/td>\n<td>Skomer-eyja (Vels), Farne-eyjar (Northumberland)<\/td>\n<td>Apr\u00edl\u2013j\u00fal\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>Au\u00f0velt (lei\u00f0sag\u00f0ar b\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rau\u00f0hj\u00f6rtur<\/td>\n<td>Exmoor, Skosku h\u00e6\u00f0irnar, Richmond-gar\u00f0urinn (Lund\u00fanum)<\/td>\n<td>Okt\u00f3ber (parunart\u00edmi)<\/td>\n<td>Au\u00f0velt til me\u00f0al<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gr\u00e1selir<\/td>\n<td>Blakeney Point (Norfolk), Donna Nook (Lincolnshire)<\/td>\n<td>N\u00f3vember\u2013jan\u00faar (hvolpahvolpur)<\/td>\n<td>Au\u00f0velt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gull\u00f6rnarnir<\/td>\n<td>Skosku h\u00e1lendin, Mull-eyja<\/td>\n<td>\u00c1ri\u00f0 um kring (vor\u00e6xlun)<\/td>\n<td>Mi\u00f0lungs (\u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i nau\u00f0synleg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rau\u00f0ir refar<\/td>\n<td>Cairngorms, Formby (Lancashire), Isle of Wight<\/td>\n<td>\u00c1ri\u00f0 um kring (hausti\u00f0 mest virkt)<\/td>\n<td>Au\u00f0velt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Villtir pon\u00edar<\/td>\n<td>Dartmoor, New Forest, Exmoor<\/td>\n<td>\u00c1ri\u00f0 um kring<\/td>\n<td>Mj\u00f6g au\u00f0velt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hafsbr\u00fanur og sm\u00e1hvalir<\/td>\n<td>Moray Firth, Cardigan-fl\u00f3i, Cornwall<\/td>\n<td>J\u00fan\u00ed\u2013september<\/td>\n<td>Mi\u00f0lungs (b\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir \u00ed bo\u00f0i)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H\u00e1far<\/td>\n<td>Mull-eyja, Kornvols, Devons<\/td>\n<td>J\u00fan\u00ed\u2013\u00e1g\u00fast<\/td>\n<td>H\u00f3fstilltur (b\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H\u00e1far<\/td>\n<td>Loch Garten (Cairngorms), Rutland Water<\/td>\n<td>Apr\u00edl\u2013\u00e1g\u00fast<\/td>\n<td>Au\u00f0velt (hrei\u00f0urmyndav\u00e9lar og felusta\u00f0ir)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hv\u00edturkli\u00f0a \u00f6rnarnir<\/td>\n<td>Mull-eyja, Wight-eyja<\/td>\n<td>\u00c1ri\u00f0 um kring<\/td>\n<td>Mi\u00f0lungs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Besta n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0in \u00ed Englandi<\/h2>\n<h3>Farne-eyjar, Northumberland<\/h3>\n<p>Farne-eyjar eru einn af gl\u00e6silegustu villid\u00fdrast\u00f6\u00f0um Bretlands, heimili um 200.000 sj\u00f3fugla, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al lunda, \u00e1lkefja, skarvb\u00e1ta og hei\u00f0l\u00f3na. H\u00e1far \u00e6xlast einnig h\u00e9r. B\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 Seahouses leyfa gestum a\u00f0 lenda \u00e1 eyjunum \u00e1 varpt\u00edmabilinu (apr\u00edl\u2013j\u00fal\u00ed) og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 \u00f3tr\u00falega n\u00e1i\u00f0 kynni vi\u00f0 varpandi lunda.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1.jpg\" alt=\"n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villtra d\u00fdra - fer\u00f0alagsena sem s\u00fdnir vins\u00e6lan \u00e1fangasta\u00f0\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Villt d\u00fdral\u00edf, n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u2013 fallegt \u00fats\u00fdni fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1.jpg\" alt=\"n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villtra d\u00fdra - fer\u00f0alagsena sem s\u00fdnir vins\u00e6lan \u00e1fangasta\u00f0\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Villt d\u00fdral\u00edf, n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u2013 fallegt \u00fats\u00fdni fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem heims\u00e6kja Bretland\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/352_ORG_Image_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>St\u00fdrt af:<\/strong> National Trust<\/li>\n<li><strong>Besti t\u00edmi:<\/strong> Ma\u00ed\u2013j\u00fal\u00ed fyrir lunda<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0gangur:<\/strong> B\u00e1tfer\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Seahouses (~2\u20133 klukkustundir, innifali\u00f0 lending)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kostna\u00f0ur:<\/strong> B\u00e1tfer\u00f0 ~\u00a320\u2013\u00a335 + lendingargjald National Trust ~\u00a310<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Donna Nook, Lincolnshire<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c1 hverju \u00e1ri \u00ed n\u00f3vember og desember koma \u00fe\u00fasundir gr\u00e1hvalaselanna a\u00f0 landi \u00e1 Donna Nook til a\u00f0 f\u00e6\u00f0a hv\u00edtlo\u00f0na hvalaselina s\u00edna. Verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 \u00e1horfssv\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0eins nokkrar metra fr\u00e1 selunum, sem gerir \u00feetta a\u00f0 einni au\u00f0veldustu og gl\u00e6silegustu villtisd\u00fdrasko\u00f0un \u00ed Bretlandi. A\u00f0gangur er \u00f3keypis.<\/p>\n<h3>Blakeney Point, Norfolk<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deetta skeljaspor \u00e1 nor\u00f0urstr\u00f6nd Norfolk h\u00fdsir eina af st\u00e6rstu gr\u00e1hvalastofnum Englands (yfir 4.000 selir) \u00e1samt mikilv\u00e6gum varpsv\u00e6\u00f0um sj\u00f3fugla. B\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 Blakeney og Morston bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 n\u00e1nar sko\u00f0un \u00e1 selunum allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring, en f\u00e6\u00f0ingarvert\u00ed\u00f0in (n\u00f3vember\u2013jan\u00faar) er hva\u00f0 dramat\u00edskust.<\/p>\n<h3>RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk<\/h3>\n<p>RSPB Minsmere er eitt mikilv\u00e6gasta fuglasv\u00e6\u00f0i Bretlands, me\u00f0 yfir 340 tegundir skr\u00e1\u00f0ar. B\u00fasv\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00e1 fr\u00e1 reyrm\u00fdrum og l\u00f3num til m\u00fdra og sk\u00f3ga. Helstu a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarver\u00f0m\u00e6ti eru varpandi hei\u00f0ah\u00f6ggur, bitternar, m\u00fdrar\u00f6rrar og skeggst\u00ednur. Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rir felusta\u00f0ir og a\u00f0sta\u00f0a gera sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0gengilegt byrjendum.<\/p>\n<h3>New Forest, Hampshire<\/h3>\n<p>New Forest er fr\u00e6gt fyrir lausag\u00f6ngandi pon\u00edur, nautgripi og asna. \u00dea\u00f0 er einnig heimili allra sex skri\u00f0d\u00fdrategunda Bretlands, villisv\u00ednas og fj\u00f6lbreytts fuglaf\u00e1ns. Forna sk\u00f3glendi\u00f0 og opna m\u00f3lendi\u00f0 eru falleg allt \u00e1ri\u00f0 um kring og au\u00f0velt er a\u00f0 kanna \u00feau \u00e1 rei\u00f0hj\u00f3li e\u00f0a f\u00f3tgangandi. Sj\u00e1 okkar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/blog\/uk-national-parks-complete-guide\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0a<\/a> fyrir meira.<\/p>\n<h2>Besta n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0in \u00ed Skotlandi<\/h2>\n<h3>Eyja M\u00fall<\/h3>\n<p>Mull er helsta villtisd\u00fdraeyja Skotlands, fr\u00e6g fyrir hv\u00edtaskotti \u00f6rna (endurteknar og n\u00fa bl\u00f3mstrandi), gull\u00f6rna, \u00edl\u00e1tur, rau\u00f0d\u00fdr og baskingh\u00e1karl sem synda vi\u00f0 str\u00f6ndina. S\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ar villtisd\u00fdrfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 Tobermory bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ilei\u00f0s\u00f6gn me\u00f0 h\u00e1um \u00e1rangri \u00ed a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 arna.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3.jpg\" alt=\"Verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs \u2013 gagnleg sj\u00f3nr\u00e6n lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir gesti\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3.jpg\" alt=\"Verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs \u2013 gagnleg sj\u00f3nr\u00e6n lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir gesti\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>RSPB Loch Garten, Cairngorms<\/h3>\n<p>Loch Garten er andlegt heimili verndunar havfugla \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00fear sem havfuglar voru fyrst enduruppg\u00f6tva\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00e6xlast \u00e1 Skotlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1954 eftir \u00e1ratuga fjarveru. Gestami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in er me\u00f0 lifandi myndav\u00e9lar \u00ed hrei\u00f0ri og \u00fats\u00fdnispall. Umlykjandi kaled\u00f3n\u00edskur furu-sk\u00f3gur er heimkynni rau\u00f0ra \u00edkornanna, kr\u00fdddra krossm\u00e1laranna og skoskra krossm\u00e1laranna.<\/p>\n<h3>Bass Rock, Austur-Lothian<\/h3>\n<p>Bass Rock \u00ed Firth of Forth er heimili st\u00e6rstu stofns nor\u00f0urskarfsins \u00ed heiminum \u2013 yfir 150.000 fuglar. S\u00fdnin (og hlj\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0) af svo m\u00f6rgum sj\u00f3fuglum \u00e1 einum sta\u00f0 er \u00f3tr\u00falegt. B\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 North Berwick (30 m\u00edn\u00fatna sigling fr\u00e1 Edinborg) sigla um klettinn og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 st\u00f3rkostlegt \u00fats\u00fdni.<\/p>\n<h2>Besta n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0in \u00ed Wales<\/h2>\n<h3>Skomer-eyja, Pembrokeshire<\/h3>\n<p>Skomer er a\u00f0gengilegasta lunda\u00feorpi Bretlands, me\u00f0 yfir 35.000 \u00e6xlunarpar. Fr\u00e1 apr\u00edl til j\u00fal\u00ed geta gestir komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eyjunni og gengi\u00f0 st\u00edgum \u00fear sem lundar hrei\u00f0a \u00ed holum a\u00f0eins f\u00e1eina metra fr\u00e1 st\u00edgnum. Upplifunin af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sitja kyrrl\u00e1tt \u00e1 me\u00f0an lundar skruna framhj\u00e1 er \u00f3gleymanleg. B\u00e1tar leggja af sta\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Martin's Haven.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs - kennileiti og a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarsta\u00f0ur \u00ed Bretlandi\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs - kennileiti og a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarsta\u00f0ur \u00ed Bretlandi\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Besti t\u00edmi:<\/strong> Seint \u00ed ma\u00ed\u2013byrjun j\u00fal\u00ed (h\u00e1marksvirkni lunda)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0gangur:<\/strong> B\u00e1tur fr\u00e1 Martin's Haven (15 m\u00edn\u00fatur), takmarka\u00f0 daglegt vei\u00f0iland<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kostna\u00f0ur:<\/strong> ~\u00a325 lendingargjald + fer\u00f0argjald me\u00f0 b\u00e1t<\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f3ka\u00f0u snemma:<\/strong> Lendingarmi\u00f0ar seljast upp m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrirfram \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edma lunda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cardigan-fl\u00f3i, Vestur-Vels<\/h3>\n<p>Cardigan-fl\u00f3i er heimili st\u00e6rstu f\u00f6stu stofni fl\u00f6skunostranda \u00ed Bretlandi. B\u00e1tfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 New Quay bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 fl\u00f6skunostr\u00f6ndum fr\u00e1 ma\u00ed til september. Fl\u00f3inn h\u00fdsir einnig gr\u00e1hvalasel, h\u00f6fnuhvalasel og \u00fdmsar sj\u00f3fuglategundir.<\/p>\n<h2>D\u00fdra\u00e1horfendadagatal<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>M\u00e1nu\u00f0ur<\/th>\n<th>Besta upplifun villturs<\/th>\n<th>Sta\u00f0setning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan\u00faar<\/td>\n<td>Gr\u00e1selab\u00f6rn \u00e1 str\u00f6ndum<\/td>\n<td>Donna Nook, Blakeney Point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Febr\u00faar<\/td>\n<td>Hreinn \u00ed b\u00far \u00ed g\u00f6r\u00f0um<\/td>\n<td>Suffolk, Norfolk, Peak District<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mars<\/td>\n<td>H\u00f6frungarnir sn\u00faa aftur fr\u00e1 Afr\u00edku<\/td>\n<td>Loch Garten, Rutland Water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apr\u00edl<\/td>\n<td>Lunda koma \u00e1 varpsv\u00e6\u00f0i<\/td>\n<td>Skomer, Farne-eyjar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ma\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>Bl\u00e1bj\u00f6llusk\u00f3gar, varpandi sj\u00f3fuglar<\/td>\n<td>Um allt land, strandeyjar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>J\u00fan\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>H\u00e1far vi\u00f0 vesturstr\u00f6ndina<\/td>\n<td>Mull-eyja, Kornvol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>J\u00fal\u00ed<\/td>\n<td>H\u00e1marks virkni lunda og sj\u00f3fugla<\/td>\n<td>Skomer, Farne-eyjar, Bass Rock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00c1g\u00fast<\/td>\n<td>Hafsbr\u00fanur \u00ed Cardigan-fl\u00f3a og Moray-fir\u00f0i<\/td>\n<td>N\u00fdja bryggjan, Chanonry-oddi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>September<\/td>\n<td>Rau\u00f0d\u00e1d\u00fdrshir\u00f0ir hefjast<\/td>\n<td>Exmoor, Richmond-gar\u00f0ur, H\u00e1lendin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Okt\u00f3ber<\/td>\n<td>H\u00e1punktur rj\u00fapnavei\u00f0it\u00edma, haustfarflugna<\/td>\n<td>Exmoor, RSPB-verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>N\u00f3vember<\/td>\n<td>Gr\u00e1hvalas\u00f3ttart\u00edmabil byrjar<\/td>\n<td>Donna Nook, Blakeney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Desember<\/td>\n<td>Stj\u00f6rnumerkingar stj\u00f6rnufugla vi\u00f0 r\u00f6kkur<\/td>\n<td>Bryggjan \u00ed Brighton, Somerset-sl\u00e9tturnar, Gretna Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar um d\u00fdra\u00e1horf<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tv\u00edkikkarar:<\/strong> \u00d3hj\u00e1kv\u00e6milegt fyrir fuglasko\u00f0un og sj\u00e1varspend\u00fdr. 8\u00d742 e\u00f0a 10\u00d742 eru g\u00f3\u00f0ir alhli\u00f0a valkostir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00deolinm\u00e6\u00f0i:<\/strong> D\u00fdra\u00e1horf krefst oft \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a hlj\u00f3\u00f0lega. Komdu snemma, finndu \u00fe\u00e6gilegan sta\u00f0 og l\u00e1ttu n\u00e1tt\u00faruna koma til \u00fe\u00edn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fatna\u00f0ur:<\/strong> Kl\u00e6ddu \u00feig \u00ed daufum litum (gr\u00e6num, br\u00fanum, d\u00f6kkbl\u00e1um). For\u00f0astu efni sem hv\u00edsla. Kl\u00e6ddu \u00feig \u00ed l\u00f6gum fyrir <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/blog\/best-time-to-visit-uk-weather-guide\/\">Ve\u00f0ur \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn:<\/strong> Sta\u00f0bundnir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumenn villtud\u00fdra auka verulega l\u00edkurnar \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa sj\u00e1ir fl\u00f3ttsamar tegundir eins og \u00edkornar, \u00f6rnar og villiketti.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vir\u00f0i\u00f0 villt d\u00fdr:<\/strong> Haltu \u00f6ruggri fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0, gef\u00f0u aldrei villtum d\u00fdrum a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a, vertu \u00e1 merktum st\u00edgum \u00e1 varpt\u00edmabilinu og haltu hundum \u00ed taumi.<\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00f3ka\u00f0u eyjafer\u00f0ir snemma:<\/strong> Lendingarmi\u00f0ar fyrir Skomer, Farne-eyjar og Bass Rock seljast upp l\u00f6ngu fyrirfram \u00e1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmabilinu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem fylgjast me\u00f0 villtum d\u00fdrum<\/h2>\n<p>Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legir gestir \u00feurfa gildan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingarleyfi Bretlands (ETA)<\/a> til a\u00f0 kanna verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villtisd\u00fdra \u00ed Bretlandi. ETA-i\u00f0 kostar 10 pund, gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og n\u00e6r til fer\u00f0alaga um allt England, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland \u2014 \u00feannig a\u00f0 eitt ETA veitir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 \u00f6llum ofangreindum n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0um. S\u00e6kja um \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-uk-eta\/\">gov.uk e\u00f0a \u00ed gegnum UK ETA-appi\u00f0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1.jpg\" alt=\"verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs - upplifun fer\u00f0amanna \u00ed Bretlandi\" class=\"wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1.jpg\" alt=\"verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i villturs l\u00edfs - upplifun fer\u00f0amanna \u00ed Bretlandi\" class=\"wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/347_ORG_Image_1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n<h3>Hvar er besti sta\u00f0urinn til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 lunda \u00e1 Bretlandseyjum?<\/h3>\n<p>Skomer-eyja \u00ed Pembrokeshire (Vels) og Farne-eyjarnar \u00ed Northumberland (England) bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 bestu og a\u00f0gengilegustu m\u00e1vasko\u00f0anir. B\u00e1\u00f0ir sta\u00f0irnir leyfa gestum a\u00f0 komast innan vi\u00f0 nokkurra metra fr\u00e1 varpandi fuglum \u00e1 varpt\u00edmabilinu (apr\u00edl\u2013j\u00fal\u00ed). Skomer er s\u00e9rstaklega s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e1var grafa hrei\u00f0ur s\u00edn \u00ed holum beint vi\u00f0 g\u00f6ngust\u00edgana.<\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 h\u00f6frunga \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1, Bretland hefur nokkra fram\u00farskarandi sta\u00f0i til h\u00f6frungasko\u00f0unar. Moray Firth \u00ed Skotlandi er me\u00f0 fastb\u00faandi stofn af fl\u00f6skunostrum h\u00f6frungum sem sj\u00e1st fr\u00e1 Chanonry Point. Cardigan Bay \u00ed Wales er einnig me\u00f0 fastb\u00faandi h\u00f6frunga. Cornwall, Devon og Pembrokeshire bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 h\u00f6frungasko\u00f0un fr\u00e1 b\u00e1tum fr\u00e1 j\u00fan\u00ed til september.<\/p>\n<h3>Hvert er besta \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0in til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 villtum d\u00fdrum \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\n<p>Hvert \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 mismunandi h\u00e1punkta. Vor (mars\u2013ma\u00ed) f\u00e6rir afturkomandi farfugla og sj\u00f3fugla sem hrei\u00f0a. Sumar (j\u00fan\u00ed\u2013\u00e1g\u00fast) er h\u00e1punktur lunda, h\u00f6frunga og h\u00e1karla sem synda vi\u00f0 yfirbor\u00f0i\u00f0. Haust (september\u2013okt\u00f3ber) einkennist af rukkun rau\u00f0d\u00fdranna og fuglafars. Vetur (n\u00f3vember\u2013febr\u00faar) er bestur fyrir gotat\u00edma gr\u00e1hvalaselanna og st\u00e6r\u00f0arflokka sp\u00f3a.<\/p>\n<h3>Eru n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Bretlandi \u00f3keypis a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja?<\/h3>\n<p>Margir n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i eru \u00f3keypis, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al RSPB-verndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i (\u00f3keypis fyrir f\u00e9lagsmenn, sm\u00e1v\u00e6gileg b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0agj\u00f6ld fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem ekki eru f\u00e9lagsmenn). Fasteignir National Trust innheimta a\u00f0gangseyrir en bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 st\u00f3rum hluta landa sinna. Heims\u00f3knir til eyja (Skomer, Farne-eyjar) krefjast fer\u00f0agjalda me\u00f0 b\u00e1t og lendingargjalda. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0ar eru alfari\u00f0 \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gangseyrir.<\/p>\n<h3>Er Bretland gott til fuglasko\u00f0unar?<\/h3>\n<p>Bretland er eitt af bestu \u00e1fangast\u00f6\u00f0um fyrir fuglasko\u00f0un \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu, me\u00f0 yfir 600 tegundir skr\u00e1\u00f0ar. RSPB rekur yfir 200 n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6rri a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al felusta\u00f0i, gestami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var og lei\u00f0sag\u00f0ar g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir. Helstu h\u00e1punktar eru lunda, fiskarnar, gull\u00f6rn, hv\u00edturkli\u00f0a\u00f6rn, hei\u00f0l\u00f3ur og st\u00f3rkostlegar vetrarfuglasamkomur.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Kingdom may be a small island nation, but its wildlife diversity is extraordinary. 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